held up in touch, not fluent 2nd, weakened 2 out
behind, headway when jumped left 3 out, staying on when hit 2 out, never on terms
tracked leaders, led approaching 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakening when blundered last
tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, ran on strongly
led, headed approaching 4 out, soon ridden, rallied 2 out, kept on well, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Henry Daly has his team in good fettle at present and can put another notch on the scoreboard with LORD GRANTHAM, a last-time out scorer at Huntingdon in ready fashion. It's really interesting to see him dropped so dramatically in trip so expect him to race prominently in order to maximise his assured stamina. He's also likely to offer better value than Party Rock, heavily punted when an easy winner at Newcastle last time for the back-to-form Candlish team. Conor Ring's allowance offsets a 7lb penalty for that success on Tyneside and he is clearly a major player once more. Both the aforementioned remain open to plenty of improvement over timber and are well worth keeping an eye on in future engagements. Marleno and course winner Headly's Bridge look best of the rest.
Headly's Bridge (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway after 3 out, chased winner before next, stayed on, unable to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Jumps Road (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Feb.
Reggie Perrin 20-1 (10-6) Mistake 1st, chased leaders, pushed along from 5th, mistake and lost place next, behind from 4 out, tailed off, 16th of 18, well behind Double Ross (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Nov.
Lord Grantham (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching 6th, led next, mistake 2 out, clear flat, comfortably, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd beating Mrs Peachey (11-2) by 6l, 16 ran.
Party Rock (IRE) 11-10fav (11-6) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 4th, led before 2 out, clear before last, eased towards finish, won at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft beating King's Chorister (10-6) by 10l, 8 ran.
Manshoor (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, slow 2nd, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 30l behind Tornado In Milan (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Taroum (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 14, well behind Cloudy Bob (11-8) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Feb.
Pret A Thou (FR) 20-1 (10-13) With leader, not fluent 2nd, led after 3 out, headed before next, one pace and soon beaten, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 14l behind Extremely So (10-4) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.
Crescent Beach (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Pulled hard, soon in touch, weakened after 7th, tailed off, 6th of 11, 45l behind Crystal Swing (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Marleno (GER) 18-1 (11-4) Held up in rear and keen, headway before and blundered
